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Smithers of 'The Simpsons' is coming out

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Smithers of 'The Simpsons' is coming out
 - The sexual orientation of The Simpsons' Smithers, acidic assistant to perpetually prickly billionaire Montgomery Burns, has long been an open secret.
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